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An evaluation of the California Test of Personality
(1950)
The need for diagnosis of personality maladjustment appears obvious when i tis realized that personality problems are probably the most common causes of discharge from employment, and are probably the most common causes ...
Some aspects of the personality of Lafcadio Hearn
(1951)
With the objective of interpreting some of the outstanding aspects of the personality of the author Lafcadio Hearn, the present research has weighed that author's correspondence and thematic writing, as well as the reports ...
An investigation of the relationship between frustration-aggression patterns and intelligence as shown by two racial groups
(1951)
Frustration and intelligence variables are important concepts in clinical and academic psychology. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between intelligence and frustration-aggression patterns in a ...
Palmar perspiration as an index of tension and its relationship to personality factors
(1953)
The aim of this study was to investigate palmar perpiration as an indicator of emotional tension, and to discover whether it is sensitive to changes in emotional level. Also, it was hypothesized that individual differences ...
Perception of the simulant-amputee physique
(1958)
It was the purpose of this study to determine whether or not nercentlon of the simulant-amputee physique of the male, hereafter called amnutee, Is threatening to the nondisabled male. The following hypotheses were suggested ...
Specificity of evoked cortical response as a function of arousal state
(1958)
This study was undertaken to demonstrate that specific cortical response to a rhythmic stimulus would vary as a function of arousal level. Three levels of arousal were employed. The first consisted of a relaxed, resting ...
A study of the effectiveness of several sequences of science courses in secondary schools
(1955)
The problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of training in a given area of science on achievement in other areas of science. Specifically, the purpose was fourfold, namely, in high school sciences, ...
The impact of international economic relations on Mexico
(1957)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the trends in the foreign economic transactions of Mexico from 1939 to 1954 and to assess the impact of international economic relations upon the direction and volume of domestic ...
Concept formation in pre-school children
(1957)
The primary purpose of this study was to provide a sharper focus for evaluating a current issue in genetic psychology concerning the process of development of conceptual behavior. This issue exists because of conflicting ...
A history of Southern Baptists in Houston (1836-1900)
(1952)
The Scope and Purpose of this Thesis. This treatise seeks to catalogue the historical events and growth of Southern Baptists in Houston from 1836 through 1900. It is the first time that such a project has been attempted. ...